Hey pump, sorry to see you lost your partner. All things must pass. And sorry for delay in posting this; had a few issues myself to attend to. Weimareiners (sp?) are a favorite of mine, along with English Springers (I had two of these, Paco and Paquita). After their loss, I said never again, and I have kept to that. Go get some surf; I will in September for sure, but I need 2 months recovery.